It's very important that you never depend on money to fulfill your creative vision. If you do that, you're doomed to fail.

I've always been very left of center and the radio never had much diversity and film did.

I was in the Chilli Peppers at the time and I asked myself, would I be able to wear a sock on my genitals at the age of forty and they proved me wrong because I guess they're still doing it.

I work at home but average 15,000 to 18,000 miles per year on my Honda.

For me, the work begins with a rough cut of the film. I can't do much with the script. I've tried to write music to a script prior to seeing the film, but I've found it turns out to be a waste of time.

Singer/songwriters spend two or three years making an album, and then it goes up for sale and everybody pirates it and you don't make any money. Whereas, writing a film score you still get presented with a paycheck.

I like directors that give their composer a juicy role in their films. Some films have a small, minor role for music, some have a larger role.